http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Carlton Reid rides again in the Grauniad en Mon, 18 May 2026 05:49:00 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3636#post-38154 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:46:15 +0000 SRD 38154@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>such a good read! is it in the paper copy too? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3636#post-38153 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:28:44 +0000 chdot 38153@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"But there's a problem with mass car ownership: there's not enough space to put them all. Gridlock is the unforeseen outcome of planning solely for cars. When a city grinds to a halt, that's money down the drain. Cities are waking up to the fact that unrestrained car use is bad for people, and bad for the local economy. Unrestrained car use leads to ugly cities."</p> <p>Quite! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3636#post-38150 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:18:54 +0000 crowriver 38150@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Classic Carlton, provocative to the last:</p> <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2011/aug/15/cyclists-paved-way-for-roads"><em>19th century cyclists paved the way for modern motorists' roads</em><br /> Car drivers assume the roads were built for them, but it was cyclists who first lobbied for flat roads more than 100 years ago</a> </p>